The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1862, Page 2

IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST. The Situation in Kentucky and Tennessee. bel Plans for Cutting OF General Grant. FORTS PILLOW AND HEIMAN TO BE RETAKEN, West Tennessee to be Repossessed by the Rebels. Two More Gunboats Building in . the Yazoo River. An Appeal for Speedy Enlistments in the North, 9 ke &e., a. Our Cairo Correspondence. Camo, August 3, 1862. Thore is no disguising the fact that throughout Ken- tucky, Tennessee and the whole Mississippi region the guerilla raids have affucted the Union cause, and the friends of the Union are ina despondent mood. It is hordly necessary mow to inquire into the cause of this unwonted situation of affairs throughout a region that has hitherto known only Union victories, and from which the rebel forces had once been swept; but the fact exists that the federal troops are thrown wholly upon the de fensive, without the opportunity or apparently the ability to make a single aggressive move. The little raid of Morgan and his band through Kentucky and across the Ohio, brilliant in ttself, has sucoseded most admirably in acoomplishing the purpose for which it was inteaded. ‘Ihe attention of our generals bas been diverted and op portunity has been gained for throwing large bodies of troops into positions threatening us in various directions, menacing all our important positions. The rigid en- sement of the conscription law has given the under Bragg an army at least double in that under Gravt, and strengthened by the moral power incident to a force fighting on its own soil against strangers wholly unac* quainted with that minute topography of the country,the knowledge of which is so palpably essential to success. ‘Thus the corys commanded by Price has been moved up to the north and east of Memphis, and now covers the cwuntry uorthwest of the Memphis and Obio Railroad and between the Hatchee and Obion rivers. The strength of this force is said to be between thirty and forty thou- sand Bragg himself has nis headquarters at Grand Junetion, and with his immediate command fills the country be- twoen Memphis and Corinth, his advanced posts extend- ing to within ten or fifteen miles of both Memphis and Corinth. He also stretches northward along the line of the Mississippi Central Railroad nearly to Jackson, the junction of the Mobile and Ohio road, and the head. quarters of the Union force guarding that road, and thus threatening that point. By the raising of the siege of Vicksburg the army of Van Dorn is relieved of duty in that direc tion, and is at Liberty for offensive movements against Memphia or any other desirable poiat norti. It has railroad communication from Vicks. burg to Grand Junction or to Memphis, and, though nombering twenty-five or thirty thousand men, can al! be moved up to the region of active operations upon forty- eight hours’ notice. It can thus be brought to threaten Memphis from the south at any time, and when moved up into position will complete the investment of that city. This, then, being the rebel position, # little insight into their plans will not be without interest. This I am for. tunately enabled to give, having just had a conversation with a prominent Tennesseean, whose means of informa. tion are undoubted. Their plans contemplate nothing less than the complete overthrow and annihilation of General Grant's army. The movements that have been effected, and are yet making, harmenize most admirably with the general plun, and leave scarcely a hope apparent to the uninitia- ted for our escape. It will be observed that Price is ina position back of Port Pillow, where, by a sudden move, ment, he may throw a large force of myn into that stronghold, and thus repossess it for the rebel cause. It is known that, while we have no land force in that positfon, its guns have all been left there, protected only by a single gunboat. Thus a stealthy movement coula be made in the night, and at morning this gunboat would discover the guns of this fi ebels number almost impregnable fortification trained airectiy upon it, ap would discover also the necessity of evacuating pre. cipitately. And thus a blockade of the Mississippi would be reestablished above Memphis, completely shutting that point off from reinforcement from the North by river, as well as retreat by the sume channel. The fea- ty of such an undertaking, unless we can quickly onsiderable land force there for its protec, tin, will be apparent to all. A see nd step in the rebel programme is to seize Fort Toiman, opposite Fort Henry, on the Tennessee river, by n similar cup. This fortification, tt will be remembered, commands Fort Henry, avd, at compared with the latter concentra work, is almost impregnable, Fort Hevry would not be tenable for a single hour with Heiman arrayed against it- Iudvot, the latter fort was constructed expressly ‘or ope- rations against Henry in ihe of its falling into our hands. Its occupancy, with the destruction of Fort Heury, would effectually stop tae navigation of the Ten. ne-see siver, and thus shut off all supplies and reinforce. ments for Gen. Grant on that ro: te, as well as his retreat Ibe present route ol communication between Cairo and Corinth is via the Mcbtie and Ovio Railroad to Jackson, thence by the Miesissippt Central to Grand Junction, and then u isund Char eston to Corinth. The recent rebel raids have rendered ‘outa impracticable, and the effort is mocking ty reopen that p and Ohio read between Juckson an b hus not ve a used. Siould this strnggle will ens he oceripancy of Jackson, which, with the rivers blockade |, witli be the only route ‘left to al Grant, that the rebels may get a ; at any have Seen ou the banks siesip Indeed, amali par 'y intely , and themselves by firing inte passing boats” Bi ey have no artillery ior thts porpe se, until they get this their operations are useless Thoy to not want to bring atillery into play just at prosent ormant assures me that the firing upon the City of ant other in vicinity of the Forked river recently was wl unanthorized the robel military ee, and was tw them, byrot ie can, by a Fort a omni su oy Bicattou rd from Cor Ue if possible, but i) that mui th, “They will avoid a Mow they will fight it in ceon,and will fight with @ det easton of aud holt thet point. time Van Doro is to move up from Vicks burg, aud either attack or at ongly menace Memplés, whil Bragy in person engay nt at Corinth. They ca on late wi he utnst certa a a the sw these compi cates 1 ve even bec 5 Dold iu tbe belief iat they will o ne us that fe *A wh © oflect that 0% and toderal wh quent m is dented in sore 1 open secessionists in to by bave not nd aken th ut jines, a8 al ( 1 and at ouh of Les 3 1c ' dered to do by ¢ No. 1, which was tempted to be enforced. ibere are these who loa © plane of the rebels and tell us tt will be imposible for them to reyain poseossion of the river, and hold against our fleet of gunboats. These are sauguine goutlemen who ever have belie 1 the raise an army, or chet It is true that the rebe ssieippi—the Ark y bot how defied the couoin d jolt. tua both anden the Hl Vicksbarg, and ot localities: Farris float has returned to Now Orieans, and Davis’ flotilia tow anch red off Helena. Boch is (ha feat of One gun Western waters no Mouitor, as yet, on 1 her Hut the :ebeis ore not relying on this single bowt. They aye now in the Y.202 river two other bouts of equal or greater strength (hay (he Arkausas, which are avout roady for service. Theso are the old steamer Star Ww h was captured in the bistery of the war + Gait tugbcat Win. H. Weod. There cwo are being titted with every appliance of modern nav: more care being taken in their i evco thin was pat upon the Ark reason that UbHt veRRel voy pacpese in whieh abe #0 to ace mpnian the pirabiv # ccoumdod 0 (we bon te ac@ expected to 08 reody ine very ehurt tine, sud wih (ho Mid of @ertaio fame, inte which the Reet of teal that were run into the yaz ob ve . nake a powerful fluet, wit inay si 1 repetition Of the Conquest oF sippi necessary, when we shall be better preparad t aveil ourselves of the advantages we may (rom tine 6 bine a The accomplishment of many of the plaus to their general movemonts renders it co’ movements themselves will atleast be attem) ted ocouy ation of Grand Junetion, the raid on Hutmbold kuowu cecupaney of ail the smal! poinis unr northeast of Memphis by small bodies of the rebels—ad- mitted to be portions of Price's army—the bold attitude they assume towards U: people, aud the confident demeanor they show even in the face of verwhetming Olds, indicating that they are backed by larger {orees within call, all conspired to confirm the information I have given. I do not kuow whether these piaus are known to Gea. Grant er uot; but i do kuow tat he is Anticipating some startling movement by the enemy, and is ou the alert to meet it wherever made. But at present it looks very much as if he had allowed the rebels to £2 too far, Memphis is virtually surrounded to-day. The enemy are between him and the Mississippi. His line is brokeu aud bis means of communication are liable to be broken at any moment. It is possibie that he has aot bad Ube force at his disposal hitherto to prevent these move- meuts. 1 know that he abandoned the Memphis and Charleston road for this reasou. And if the same reason holds true as to te further advi the rebels ha been permitted tv possess themselves vf, what a strong argument it becomes in aid of speedy enlistments in the north. If we are really outnumbered and com- peiled to abandom the ground have acquired with so much effort, and such a vast outlay of patriotism and valor, and such @ sacrifice of biood and treasure, it will be bad indeed. Let the bardy and patriotic’ young men of the North and West shoulder their muskets and march quickly to the aid of their bro- thers, already so maufully struggling 10 the field, and ail will yet be weil. We have strong arms enough and brave hearts in ‘North to carry the Stars and Stripes tri- umphantly over the entire continent; but if we shall lin- ger and hesitate aud delay in this the hour of our country’s greatest peril—if we shall look to our neighbors and say,‘‘You go,” while we lay quietly at home enjoying its luxuries and tg, We may soon expect to see our ‘beautiful prairies and fertile flelds overrun with traitors in arms, our homes pillaged and destroyed, and the base flag of treason stream! triumphantly above the oid flag we have been taught from childhood to revere and INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. Our St. Louis Correspondence. Sr. Louis, August 5, 1862. Guerillas Still at Work—An Iowa Cavalry Company Surprised—Two Companies of State Militia Forced to Surrender—Interesting Affair Near Keokuk, dc. ‘The condition of the interior of this State is daily grow- ing worse. The devastation and destruction caused by the movements of guerillas are twenty-five times worse than any other rebel injuries inflicted since the famous hundred days of John Charles Fremont. From every section of the State we receive the same report—guerilias arming, guerillas robbing Union families, guerillas plundering towns, guerillas attacking small squads of Union soldiers jm overwhelming numbers, guerillas threatening this point, guerillas stoppipg wagon trains and Missouri river steamboats, and in short perpetrating all conceivable sorts of thieving and assassination. A report was received this morning that McBride, on Friday last, moved toward Springfield. General E. B, Brown quickly executed movements to circumvent him, and if possible capture his whole foree. Three tRousand men left Springfield for this purpose. Fifteen hundred ‘wok the road to Marshfleld, in Webster county, and fifteen hundred took the rcad to Hartsville, Wright county. At the sume time five hundred men started from Houston, Texas county. McBride, through spies, got wind of these movements, and retreated to Arkansas. He is probably at Yellville at this time. It is reported that Raines, one of Price’s former division generals of the Missouri State Guard, bas occupied Forsyth. News is shortly expected of a fight at or near Cassville, Coffee entered Barry county from Fayetteville, Arkansas, about ten days ago, and crossed the State road abeve Cassviile, cutting the telegraph wire as be passed. Fortu- nately, a company of the Thirty-seventh Illinois infantry, previously stationed there, were withdrawn the day be- fore McBride’s arrival; otherwise they would baye been gebbied up. Last@riday a fight took place at Newark, a small town im the southeast corner of Knox county, in North Mis- souri, ‘Two companies of State militia holding the town fought five bundred of Porter’s guerillas nearly two hours, killing seventy-three rebels and only losing five men. The Union troops were protected in houses and fired from windows. They finally surrendered, when ali their ammunition was expended, and were released on parole. Captain Hall, belonging to Company B of “ Merrill's Horse,’’ left Glasgow on Sunday, disguised as a butier- ‘nut, being afraid to travel otherwise on that day. Glas gow was held by about one hundred and fifty men under Captain Lovejoy. Poindexter was within throe miles of Glasgow on Saturday night, and had received large acces- sions to his band of guerillas on his march from Moore's ‘Mill, where the fight with Colwnel Guitar’s command took place, and despatches received at headquarters this morning mention the appearance of the guerillas within sight of Glasgow, and ask for reinforcements. The smail force at that point will probably be compelled to surren- dor. Captain Hal! reports that from information seceived at Glasgow it is evident that there are not less than two thousand armed guerillas in Boone and Howard counties, who have left their homes within a fortnight. Reports were circulated by leading rebels that Price was about to re-enter Missouri at the head of 50,000 Confederate troops, and the rebeis of Missouri were called upen to rise and assiat I’rice to drive out the juvaders. Ip confirmation of this story,a letier from Paris, Monroe county, states that iet‘ers irom Arkansas report that Price crossed ihe Mississippi om the 18th ult. By the arrival from Keokuk this morning @ report is at band of an exciting affair at Alexandria, Mo. This place is situated within a few miles of Keokuk, on the Mississippi river. On Friday night a gang of one hundred and fifty guerillas ntered the town and stole all the guns they could lay bans upon. As there was no resistance ofered, nobody was molested. ‘ihe next day, when a report of the ailair reached Keokuk, two hundred armed citizens proceeded to Alexandria by steamboat and ar- rested oll the secession merchants and storekeepe:s in the Lown, aud left sulficiont guard there to open ali the secession stores and seli the gocds for the beuelit of ine Union men who had been robbed of guns in the vicinity. fhe detaus of this aflair will probably be very interesting. Au uniurtunate affair tock place at Papinsvilie, on the Osage river, ib Butes county, a few days ago. A com- y af the First lowa cavairy allowed themselves to be ised by twice their number of guerillas, and were so Completely at the mercy of their captors that, although iuey Fought tor twenty minutes, they were badly whipped, aud dually compelied to surrender, and (heir arms and equipments were carried off and the men released on 0. The guerillas whe lately surrounded Culouel Daniels, with one tended men of the First Wiscousin cavalry, at Bioetnfield, in Studdard county, were beaten off by the arrival uf rein:crcements from Cape Girardeau. No jars have come to hand, although Cylovel Merrill a despaich yesterday announcing tho fact of the repulse and adding that the rebels had been driven into Vednerday the printing office of the Carrol- ton Done ai, ab Carroltu, Catroil county, was de moliehed by guerillas, headed by Cuptain Merrick, for mery of Prieo'’s army. Tho rebels left in the di rection of Richmond, iv Ray county. As s00n a8 this iniormation reached Generai Loan, whore Leadquariers are ut St. Joseph, he seut an expedition in pursuit, which compelled the guerillas to skedaddic at once. General Joan bas siuee wiegray hed to General Schofield that be jas cleaned out the guertilas fr m that quarter dithevity experienced exewhere is that the guerillas wou’, stay “cleaned out,” but spring up again in other coruers. Thore were exciting rumors io this city yesterday that diacon Chiy, the Janction poiut of the Haduibal and St, Joseph wiih the North Missouri Railroad, had been cap: vured by gueridas. So far from being true, a traim carry- jg MMINULIOD bo State troops arrived safely at Macon bt, and the soldiers who accompunied it are if way to St. Charles. ior bunks have remuved all their cotn to this city for security. A raid was made into Canton, Lewis lurt week, for the avowed purpose of carrying in the babk at that place, which had beex re ved forty-eight hours preyioua to the arrival of the rebels, he President's order to draft the militia to fill the ranks of the regiments recently called for merts wiih y approval here. The State militia will now bo en- ihmediately. Gen. Schofield bas revoked his “teu dollar order” and ordered every able bodied jately enrolled en, Brown, at Springdel4, and Gon rolled militiamen for acti NEWS FROM GENERAL BUELL. (Correspondence of the Ciueinnati Gazette.) Came Ba Hiewrevnte, Ala, July 25, 1862, Details of on Bepouition Sowh of Huntaviilem Scenery from Sumut! of Mnteano— A Night Lyon, the Banks of ~The R bels Ay ouch the Cam; —Scouting we’ the Bint News of (he Retel Retrcat— Bm my—-Tha betels Avra! the Line of vemyhis Raitread— Travel Beliwen vind a interrupied, ¢ y morting lvat ar order wos issued from the ral Buell, direc train of wagons a# the spur of the Curmberiands, whieh heart of Huntsville, avd obtain forage ever they should flud itymost abundant and conve th nient. The Third Obie infantry and two com) anies of the Fourth regular cavairy were debetied t accompany, and protect the tra The cavairy were commanded by Captain Blt Long, Company K, and the entire force by Lieutenant Colonel J. Warren Keifer. Knowing that the country about was swarming with rebels, | anticipated an attack mM the expovition, but from che well uncer. stond character Of the tcope acd of the officer in com. mand, | bad no fears for the result Wo had utended to start very early upon morning, but we were delayed way before seven o'clock A.M 8 Wo Wore Bbarting gaye UB 80U " and of roads devoid of dust; but the glare of th peaped over the crest of the mountatus soon 0 nvInCed veliminary | NEW YORK AKRALD, SUNDAY) AUGUST 10, 1862 | yg that our hopos were itl foynded. ‘The thin clouds were at ovce dispelled, avci hai wm howe the surface of the | earth was dry semi and ashes. Not, however, while we were crossing M eouuo, From the (oot of this mouu- | | Gun, on Lhe cide next Huntsville, Wo that uper the other, | ts a distance of five miles by \he" road, and upon thir por ton of our route we bad no dust, for every partic! of earth was weshed away by the recent raius, leaving bit bare rocks. In fact, poither dirt nor gravel wil rest upon this steep mountain road. Nothing less | than a two or three pound boulder will resist the de | scending floods during @ rain, and except where you tind | the naked limestone rock itseli, it is of such boulders that | the road is composed. The operation of riding cver the | elevation on horseback, of of tuking across an empty wogon, is disagreeable and diffeult, and from this we { could dnticipa'e the labor boiore us when we shouldce: ture with the loaded teams. ‘The view to the west, (rom the sufamit of Montesano, is justly celebrated for its beauty. ‘The whole basin in witch Huntsville ig situated is spread out like a map betore (he gazer, It is surrounded by mountains, which rise just high enough to excite a sense of the picturesque, leaving quiescent the feeling of the sublime. basa itsel?, while its surface is generally level, is Interspersed wiih eminences which, from the lofty’ position of the spectator, seem so regularly shaped and smoothly rounded that they convey the impression of artificial mounds, erected io vary the prospect, in the ‘ofa garden of enormous size. To the right the view is closod by a range, which extends for several miles, level throughout the whole distance as the marbte floor of a palace, and resembling nothing so much as @ vast fortification; while to the leit, the eye is attracted by a bright glimmer from the waters of the Tennessee, ‘Turning to the east, nothing appears but an irregular group of mountains, so arranged that can nowhere See to the bottom of the intervening valieys. It required some faith to realize that amidst eminences were farms, and cattle, and cultivated fields, and the abedes of living men; and still more, that there we. should load our wagons with corn and return rejoicing te our cam). Upon reaching the castern {oot of Moutesano, we found ourselves in an extensive basiu called ‘Big Cove,” and immediately we were enveloped iu blinding clouds of dust. Horse, (oot and wagons all combined their power to in- crease the quantity of powdered earth sent whirling through the air, and all our blue coats were turned t a yellowish gray. We pursued the road leading to Vienna, and it really seomed as if a blight had fallen upon the country. ‘The rains last week camé tb late to save more than a small portion of the corn crop, apd corn was about the only thing planted, occupying almost every foot of available eo. Hundreds of acres will uot be worth going over for the scanty number of insignificant ‘“nubbins’? which they will yield. Garden vegetables and fruit will be somewhat abi ,and upon these the people during the sumuner will be able to subsist. On account of the immense quantity of ground which they have planted in corn they may have enough to live upon throughout the winter, but they will have but little to spare for the armies of Jeff. Davis, for whose benefit they originally put in the croy We advanced as far as to Flint river, sixteen miles from Huntsville, encamping there for the night. Upon the other side of the river, just opposite our camp, was a regular Western Virginia. town, consisting of a mill, a storehouse, a blacksmith’s shop, ashoe shop and a church, the whole rejoicing in the euphonious titte of Ralecstalko, or Jones’ Milla. The Quartermaster who accompanied us, Lieutenant Rifenberker, of the Feurth Ohio cavalry, had by this time found enough corn to load the teams, and it was determined to rest here during the night, and start back in the morning, gathoring up the corn as we returned. It was a thick grove im which we were encamped and upon low ground by the side of the river. With infinite zest we ate our supper of crackers, cold meat, hot coffee and roasted ears of green corn; and after it was over, and we were tired of conversation, we stretched our- selves upon the ground and went soundly tu sleep, amid the glittering of millious of fire flies and the singing of innumerable katydids, The greater portion of the cavalry were sent with Captain Long toward Vienna to discover the traces of any enemy who might be lurking about. About two o'clock A. M.a corporal was sent in by Captala Long, who re- ported the enemy im force in our immediateweighbor- hood. Dispositions were acoopdingly made for an attack,and with breathless anxiety the whole force waited eagerly for the coming of the ¢nemy. But no enemy came, and at daylight Colonel Keifer sont a small scouting party across the river to find out what his intentions were. accompanied this party. It first proceeded up the Vienna rcad, rousing up from his bed an old gentleman, who stepped out of doors in his shirt sleeves, looking some. what frightened. He answered our questions freely, how- ever, toldus that he had scen no enemy along that road curmg the night, denounced guerilla warfare and de- clared that bushw hacking in that region was about played out, because nearly ail the iuhabitants had signed Gen. Mitcheil’s pledge against it. He {urther assured us that le was an unconditional Union man; that he hoped,we would succeed in our efforts to put down the rebellion; that bis immediate neighbors were sre eid that they all loved the old flag; that they looked upon Mitchell ag their protector and friend, and were ail sorry when they heard that he bad gone away. I believed all the old man said, for several of the men from bis neigh- borhood have recently shown their {aith by their works, gathering up their rusty firelocks, coming forward into our-lines, and offering to enroll themselves among the de- fenders of the Union. Returning to Jones’ Mills, we took a rcad leading up the river, soon discovered numerous traces of the rebels, and were informhd by the people that two hundred of their cavalry had come down im the night to within sight of pur ‘picket posts, but open hearing ‘&@ bugle sounded by o Long's men, Ww! ey returned from toward Vienna, bad retreated In haste. jenna, All the inhabitants with whom we conversed had signod Goneral Mitcho!'s picdge against bushwhacking: all ce- clured themselves, Uaioe mon tw DEVE opemes thoir eyes to tho fict t slaveholding mr ehoeeey. had seltishly led them to the brink of ruin; and gererally ‘evinced & more intelligent appreciation of the issues in volved in the war, than I have ever before found amongst the non-slaveholders of the South. It is my candid belief that bad Genoral Mitchel remained here three months longer, one-baif of the non-lavehoiders of Alabama would have been in arms for the Union, ‘When the scouting party returned, the long train was put in motion, aud we commenced our march to Hunts- ville. ‘The most of the people are poor and own but few slaves. There are some tolerably wealthy sliveholders, however. These are all robels, ond it was from half a doen of these that we obtained our corn. Every bushel ‘was paid for in cash, at the rato of sixty conts per bushel, and our orders were to leave each man an abundant sup- ply on hand for bis own wants. 1 stopped at a Mr. Grayson’s, from whose cribs we took @ hundred and sixty busbe!s of oorn. Ninety-six dollars in green backs were given him in exchange. After a long strugg'e in ascending Montesano with load- ed wagons, the expedition got safely mto camp yesterday eveuing and the dearly purchased forage was turned over to the District Quartermaster. Colovel Keifer regretted exceedingly that hta orders did not allow him to folow the rebol force of which he had beard, but he was confined to the simple protection of the train, COURT MARTIAL. The General Court Martial, of which General Garfield is President, is still engaged upon the trial of Colonel Tor- chin, although the General 16 not before them. Tho question as to what effect Colonel Turchiu’s promotion bas upon the jurisdiction of the Court Martial engaged in bis tri when his promotion t ok place is a curious one and ions much discussion. The members of the court at first‘of the opinion that it took hin of their hands; out i believe General Bus diferently, and consequently the tedio still contip When they willend no ove can form a conjecture, and alter they are over in Colonel Turchin’s cose the uurt has busitiess laid out sufficient to keep it tu sesston the remainder ef the year. Colouel Stanley, Kightoenth Ohio, Colonel Gazlay, Thirty seventh jadiana Overton, of aud Captain Edgarton, of the First Ohio artillery, are ail to be tried upon similar charges to procuedings ow these adduced against Colonel (General) — Tur- chin, Large nunibers of oflicers are daily called upon to testify before the Court. Mean- tme their commends are paralyzed by their absence, and the season of {uaetivity (save upeu the side of the rebels) still continues, It is an interesting sight to peep into the room where this court ia in session, and see half a dozen Union oficers, nearly all of hi,b rank, whose hands are hardened audfaces bronzed by more thab a year’s hard service iu bebalf of their country, standing before thelr brother officers arraigned as crimi nals, because they or their soldiers have been too care- lens ju handling rebel property. GENERAL SCHONPYP'S BRIGADE, About tweive o'clock to day General schoepif's origade arrived at Huntsville, and will leave to-morrow for — some other place. They were several times arsailed by the enemy along the route, and Lieutenant Harmon, of the Thirty-first Ohio, had quite a fight pear Trinity, on the live of the Charleston and Memphis Railroad. He, with twenty-five men of the Thirty-first, was guarding a bridge over a erevk that I believe i# called the Big Nano when they were set upon by @ large furce of reb cavalry, which, after a desperate contest, they foaliy succeeded in driving off, losing one man killed and four twen wounded. Among the latter was Licutonant Har- mon himself, who ahero. He actually ber of whom ho had diamounted, but (noy retreated in w {ifrent direction (rom what he suppesed. and the arrt ger force compelled him and his little party to e upon a train of cars which cim> ronoing by lirection of Lecatur. Scarcely bad this train got in motion when the rebels ap;orred ‘und commenced firing upon ft. Lieutenant Harmen was strongly in favor of getting out and giving them another digit, aaying that ‘as far himself was concerned he was about ns badly he well could be, and he now wanted to fight .° The conductor was also in favor of nd ihe Liotitenant wee overruled by son board, aud the train wout safely through was torn up for a mile, hl ¢ burned. So there is an for the present, el upon the Charleston and Sot phis Railroad, between Decatur and Tuscumbia, A number of rebels were kilied in the fyht with Lien: tenant Harmon, but how mahy could not wel: be accor: teined. Four, however, wore left dead upon the feia, of one of them was ‘ood—an evidence m the worthy ( and igned by Gi lune one spon tho bid; and & pass oral t there was at al had not suo- coede! in conciliating. LooMa’ BATTERY. This famous battery is now in command of Lieutenant R. Root, Captain Loomis having gone home for the pur- pore of recruiting a sufficient pumber of men to make his battery once more one hundred and fity stro: g. Camp Tavion, Howrsvittr, Ala., July 31, 1862, Ungencrous Kirlseh ods of General M1? ‘Dhani Ppoma! Malice at the Boom of Then—General (rder Upon the Murfresstore’ Disaster —Expeaivon to Centres tille—Part of’ the Tron Burnel—F ghiing Across the River—Ferry B. als Destroyet-—Kebel Lose, Forty Kiited and Wounded, fe. Thave just noticed in the Commercial, of the 20th inst. an extract (rom a letter in the 7'imes, dated Battle Creek, Joly 13, 196%, and signed fi 8 | designed to ridicule the military abilities of « purits oF hiove ren M idgeport y else, nv hat ho has cor and | am sorry permits to! bimeelf to aasiat @ fow al enetnios of Gows a) Miteholl ia hounding dowa his reputation. J, Know exuetly who they are, because £ have heard them make just the same statements as appear in hisfetter, and ifs honorable a ,outleman as &. M.S. bad only known the animus which undorlies these statements, be would never have suflered his pen to write them, ‘That Genera! Mitchell received valuable asistance from Colwel Lurehin in plsmning the exredition to Huntsville, 18, Lhave no doubt, (rue, Colonie! fuschin doubtless, has tho ability to give good advice, und it is ( the credit of General Mitche.t thit he had the aagacity to appreciate it. With regard to the Bridgeport affair, there were oxag- gerated accounts in the public press, but they were neither written nor telegraphed by General Mitcbell. Correspontients of the Chicago ani Louisville papers wrote sensation letters with regard to it, containing ab- Surdities which clearly proyed that the writers were not within a hundred miles of Bridgeport at the time the fight wok piace. But Genera) Mitchell's brief telegram to the Secretary of War coucerning it was literally correct. Your corresponden’ was with the column that drove the enemy from Bridgeport, witnessed the whoie affair at the town, and bad the houor of writtag a circumstantial account of it, which, owing to cur then miserable mail arrangements, did not appear in the Gazette until about three weeks afterward. ‘That account was in every ¢3- sential particular correct, and stated precisely what hap- pened at Bridgeport upon the 20tb of April. “<i. M. 8,"? states that “the men, in confusion, were ordered to Gre their gurs when but one of the enemy was in sight.” [affirm (hat the men did not commence firing while they were in confusion, but aiter they had been drawn up in crder of battle at the foot of the eminence down which they charged, in order to enter the town; that not a gun was fired untli at least fifty of the evems"; both horse and foot, wore ia sight; and that then the men, who could no lounger be restrained, dring of their own accord. 1 shall not pursue the subject. I have noticed the first statement of ‘E. M. 8.”” ‘The rest are similar. He says they will be substantiated by every olficer who was at Bridgeport. While I am writing three officers of high rank who were there, are discussing the matter in my hearing, aud expressing their indignation that an ac- credited representative of the press should have been 80 much imposed upon by private malice as to be made a medium for the transmission of such pititul fulsehoods. GENERAL ORDKR—NO. 32. I trausmit you a copy of General Order, No. 32, upon the Murfreesboro affair. It is severe, as it should be; but when the country fully understands that rebels, espe- cially rebel women, are allowed almost daily to pass back and forth through our lines, communicating freely with armed traitors, giving them, as of course they do, every particular concerning the numbers and disposition of our forces—when the country understands this, I say, it will be more inclined to consure the commanding general whose “‘leniency”’ permits it, than the inferior officers who are its victima, PERSONAL. hs gy General Wartield has been compelled by ill- health to luave tho general court martial, of which he was President, and go home, General Ammon, Tenth brigade, President of the Court. Dr. H. H. Seys, Assistant Surgeon of the Third Ohio, tae bean appointed surgeon of the Fifteenth Ohio. Lieutenant Grover, th Ohio, and Captain Clark, Fif- teouth F outacky, members of Colonel W. H. Lytie’s staff, have gune home ou sick leave ‘The recent confirmation of Colonel J. W. Sill, Thirty- third Obie, as Brigadier General of volunteers, gives uni- versal satisfaction. He is considered -one of the ablest otlicers in the service, and everybody predicts for hima briiliant and honorable career. ‘The decision of the court martial in Colonel Turch' cage is looked for with much anxiety, ag it is feared he wili resign his brigadiership in case course as colonel 13 censured by the court. NOT ENTIRELY DEAD YET. On Sunday morning last the Fifteenth Kentucky, Ma- jor Campbell commanding, and a section of Lcomis’ bat- ‘tery, under command of Lieut. Robert G. Chandler, got upon the cars and proceeded to Woodville, upon the v. and M. Railroad, twenty-four miles east of Huntsville. Disembarking there, they were rined by two squadrons of the Third Obio cavairy, and marched rapidly to a point opposite the town of Gunterville, on the Tennessee river, whore it had been reported the enemy nad crossed in small numbers, and were preparing to cross in force. ‘They reached the place on Mouday morning at five o’clock, and found the rebels in considerable strength oc- cupying the opposite shore. A piece of caunon was sent a milo up the river to Boil- ing Springs, and a dozen percussivun shells were thrown playfully across the Tennessee, and dropped plump into the mi of arebelcamp. Not fancying the sport, the occupants of said camp got up and ‘skedaddled” after the most approved style. Meantime a sharp tiring between cones and the robcls was kept up near the tuwn; afd as the latter took refuge in the houses near the river, the other piece of cannon was put in requisition, and some dozen or fi- teen buildings were knocked to pieces or burned. After this nine of our men embarked on a raft, under cover of the cannon. crossed the river aud attempted to bring away a large ilatboat, upon which onr troops might cross in force. The boat was agrouod, however; the nine men worked at it for two hours under a distunt fire from the enemy, but were unable to bring it off. It was then destroyed by someMischarges of shell. ‘The expedition now up and down the river, de- stroying a number newly constructed ferry boats, which seemed to indicate that the designs of the exemy had not been misunderstood. Tho Fifteenth Kentucky and the section of Loomis’ battery returned to Huntsville »b, Ee Whitesburg. The Third Cavalry returned to ville. Our boys claim to have killed and wounded about forty of the rebels, while our only los3 was one mao of the Third Ohio cavairy killed, and William H. Hickey, of Loomis’ battery, severely wounded in the foot. same ball that wounded the latter passed through Major Camp- doll’s boot, just grazing his leg. Bnshwhacker Forrest on the Rebel Cur- reney. ‘HeapquaRrens, CavaLry BRiGapr, McMinxviite, July 25, 1862. Any person who shall refuse to recelve Confederate money, or shall s.y or write anything to depreciate the game, shall be subject to a fine and {mprisonment or con- fiscation of property—eithor or both, as the nature of the cage may indicate, The asking of exorbitant — for goods or the com- modities of life, such as would todicate @ want of conti- dence in Confederate money is prohibited, and any person so offending shall be subject to fine and imprisonment or confiscation of property—either or both, as the nature of the case may indicate. N. B. 4 Brigadter General Commanding Brigado. A Note from Sam Houston’s Son. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CHICAGO TIMES, Thave heard that a mav calling bimself Rev. certain statements concerning the alleged Ueath of his father-in-law, at a public meeting held in Baston. Now, this roverend gentleman is certainly au imposter of the Dlackest dye, as Governor Ciark’s oldest child is a boy tweive years of age, ond my oldest sister is but a littio girl at school. Tieft bome Inst March, and my fathor General Houston, was then in better heaith than be bad been for years. ‘I am, respectfully, SAM HOU=TON, Ja., prisoner of war. Camp Dovotas, August 2, 1862. Making Slaves Work on Unfon Fortifi- cations. Haapgvarters, Second Division Dasrrict oF Jackson, Bouivar, Tenn., July 21, 1962 GENERAL ORDER-—NO. 5. In order to maintain peace and quiet and protect per- sons and property from molestation or injury in this dis. trict, it will be necessary to cecupy this place with a smail force until the clise of our national difficulties, And in order that our troops may easily protect them- ives agninst the guerifia bands infesting the couutry, it is necessary to erect fortificationa. Ido, therefore, hereby call upou all owners of slaves living within ten iniles of this post, to forward at once to these beadquartors at least three-fourths of their male slaves, from the ages of sixeeen to forty-tive years, to aid in said work. A blanket or quilt’ will be furnished by the owner, if possi- ble, to every two slaves forwarded. Rations, cooking utensils and working implements will be furnished by the quartermaster. ft is hoped that there will be no de- lay in at once responding to this call, And it is confl- dently believed that the patriotic citizens of Hardeman ty will gladly co-operate with our troops inaputting astop to the destruction of life and property which is disgracing country and race. By order o! Brigadier General L. F. ROSS. F. A. Datuam, A. A. Gi The Indian Expedition, COLONEL SALOMON AKRESTS COLONEL WeER AND ASSUMES COMMAND, HEADQUARTERS, INDIAN EXPEDITION , Camp on GRaxp Rive, July 18, 1962. To tho Comsmesionens OF rie DiyreRENT Corrs ComPRisina THE INDIAN EXVEDITION:— Sins—In military as well a# civil affwirs, great and vio. lent wrongs need speedy and certain remadies. The time had arrived, in my judgment, in the history of this expe- dition, when the Soe wrong ever perpetrated upon any troops was about to fall with crushing weight upon the noble men composing this command, Some ono m: st we, of starvation and capture were the is that looked us in the faoe. As next im command to Colonel Weer, and upon bis expross refusal © more at all, for the salvation of his troops, 1 felt the respon. \)ility resting upon me, T have arrested Colonel Weer and asaumed command. Tho causes leading to this arrest you all know. I need not reiterate them here. Suffice it to «ay that we are one hundred and sixty miles from the base of operations—almoat entirely throngh an soomy's quuntry—-and Without communisation being kept open behind us. We have been peshed forward thus far by foreed and fatiguing marches, under the violeut Southern sun, without any adequate object. By Colonol Wee orders we were foreed to encamp where our famish- jog men were unable W obtain anything but putrid, stinking water. Our reports of disability aud uniit- ness for duty were dis:ogarded. Our cries for help and complaints of unnovessary hardship and s: ring were received with closed ears. Yesteriay a cv' iv war, convened by the order of Colonel Wger, deciied that our only safety lay in falling back to 0 potas from whieh we could reopen communication with our commissary depot. Colonel Weer overrides and anauis the decision of that council, and announces bis d.ter- mination got to move from this point. We have but three days’ rations on hand fand ap order ta issued by him putting the cammand on hale rations. For nearly two woeks we have had no communication fromour rear, We ba knowledge when supply trains will reach us, neither has Colonel Weer. Three sets of despatched at Jifferent times to find these traius ‘ar made no report. Reliable infar- aS We axe now, and © here have been, en- urely without vegetable: or healthy food for our men. 1 have stood with arms folded and seen my men Catot and fall avay from mo like the leaves of autumn, bebause I thought myself powerless to savo them. 1 will look upon this soeno @o longer. I know the responsibility that I havo aesumed, I bave acted aftor careful thought and deisheration. Give te your confdence for «few days, aud allthat man oAao do, and with @ jae purpose aol a firm faith that he is rtght, ehall bo dane for tho oreaorva. tion of the troops. F. SALOMON, Copel Ninth Wif6onsin Volunteata, Commanding Indian Kexpeditiog THE NAVY. The burrted activity displayed at ail our naval stations now is a convincing proof that the government is deter- mined not only to crush the present rebellion speedily and successfully, but gives the most incontrovertible evi- deuce to the world shat our resources are equal to almost any emergency, Never, in the history ef naval affairs, has such unqualified proof been given of the capabilities of aby Country to meet any and every emergency as that displayed at the present time by all connected with the wavy, from Secretary Welles down to the laborer, Never have so many ships been built and fitted out in so short a space of time—nay, one Aftieth part of them; in fact, the devermination of the government to carry out and ‘ily crush the rebellion has attained such magnitude that all othet Pewers have become Jealous, and are viewing our move ments with such cautious scrutiny that they are com- pletely amazed. In their endeavors to cope with us they have failed in almost every instance; for so rapid are our movements, and so varied and impregnable the character, armor and armament of every ship—oach one proving more formidable and swift than the other—that their inventive genius has been taxed to sucl: an extent as to completely obfuscate them; aud hence their endeavers to even compete with us have proved utter failures. The mere fact that in the year 1861 we were possessed of only eighty-eight ships, and that now we number over three hundred, all well built, well armed and well manned, is sufficient guarantee that what we assert is true, But, notwithstanding this powerful navy, the government is determined to keep adding to it. Hardly & day passes but we hear of some new vessel being ordered—some alteration to be made on those already commissioned—guns of the moat fearful character being invented—anchors, cables, in fact everything eonnected with shipping, being improved, giving employment to many thousands. At this naval station there is a quantity of work on hand of so various and complicated a character that it seems almost a matter of impossibility, considering the number of men employed there, to meet with its demands at all; yet everything works smoothly. There are at present here some seventeen men-of-war, besides a number of smallcraft loading and unloading ordnance and other stores. ‘The war vessels are the North Carolina, Sa- vaunah, Roanoke, Mercedita, Flambeau, Daylight, Nor- wich, Seminole, Montgomery,; Wyandot, Roebuck, Courier, Elia, Supply, Lackawanna, Ticonderoga, aud the prize steamer Memphis, the steamers Massachusetts and Vixen having sailed on Wednesday. All those undergoing repairs are progressing with the usual commenda- ble speed displayed at this station, The Roanoke will not remain in the dock so long as many imagine; and the Ticonderoga has advanced covsiderably, Commander Radford, the executive officer of this yard, was promoted on Wednesday to a cap- taincy. Lieutenants Fitlebrown, Temple and Barrott were also promoted lieutenant commanders on Friday. The naval board of inquiry which was commenced here weok before lust has concluded its investigations into the conduct of Acting Assistant Paymaster Charles H. Deni son, Acting Assistant Surgeon J.S. Heath, aud Engineer Van Rensselaer Terry, of the gunboat Daylight. Charles H. Denison has been dismissed the service; but what dis- position has been made of the others we have yet to learn. Before the board at the Pierrepont House, testimo- ny on bebalf of the prosecution in the caso of Commander 8. Lockwood, of the same vessel, closed on Wednesday. The keel of another very formidabie iron-clad vessol is to be laid in shiphouse No. 1 in a few days. The work of swearing in the operatives here con- tinues, Since the first day all have subscribed wil- lingly to the obligation, The demand for seames con- tinues, notwithstanding that some three or four hundred are enlisted every week at the different stations, This can partly be accounted for from the fact that the time of a great many of those arriying datly at our ports has expired; but, all things considered, recruiting is going on very woll. Those desirous of serving in the navy should bear in mind that they can now enlist for one, two or three years, and that prize money is not in- considerable in times like these, and that promotions aro are an every day occurrence. The government are ‘actually inviting sailors of character to become ensigns, A large body of regular navy sailors, recruited iu the Now England States, passed through this city on Sunday morning, on their way to the Mississippi, where they aro first to reinforce the crews of the Tyler, Essex and Queen of the West, whose recent engagement with tbe ram Ar- kansas has been announced, and then to be distributed among other vessels.. Tho men were regular mariners, and accompanied by three officers of the pavy. Recruiting among the marines goes ou briskly. The movement which was commenced receatly in Jer- sey City for the protection of our Pacific coast is highiy important. This iron-clad flect is intended to cruise in tne Pacific. Part of the fleet will be built in the Pacitic ports and part in the Atlantic. Those, as we have before stated, to be built here will be mado in sectious and transported in government steamers to California. In order to prove the necessity of placing these irou-clad vessels on tho Pacific as soon as possibie, we have only to annex the fvilowing table, by which it will be seen that our squadron nominaily consists of six vessels, only three of which are steamors. This table gives a correct statement of the entire force of the United States, France and England in the Pacific :— Vests. Guns. Men. United States. 6 a4 1,210 England... 399 8,100 Frauee.. 29 = 10L 2000 Total t 316856310 ANOTHER IRON-CLAD AT GREENPOINT—THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE ADMINISTERED TO THE ENPLOYES. The kee! of Mr. Rowlana’s fourth iron-clad vessel was Inid at Greenpoint Continental Works on Friday last. She is to be two hundred and twenty-six feet long, forty-eight feet wide and thirteen feet deep, and her measurement will be about twelve hundred tons, The oath of allegiance was administered to the work” men at the Continental Iron Works on the same day, and every man subscribed to it with the utmost willingness Launch of the New Steam Friga wanna. From the hour of seven yesterday morning up to the time of the launch of this veseel,a continual stream of visitors, particularly the gentler sex, kept pouring int? the Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Certainly not jess than eigh' thousand persons were present, and a more enthusiastic assemblage were never congregated to applaud the en deavors of the government to put down the present re. bellion. Every available space in shiphouse No. 1 was oeeupied ; every vessel was crowded, and the yard in the vicinity of the launch was literally jammed. Sbiphouse No. 1 was tastefuily decorated with the Stars and Stripes, and the shipping presented every design suita. bie for the occasion. The recetving ship North Carolina had all her cutters manned with blue jackets, decorated in their summer toggery—her ensigns thrown forta to the breeze, and her yards manned, Some five hundred jadies and gentlemen filled up every crevice of this ship where a view of the launch could be obtained, and the excellont band attached to the yard discoursed most delightful music. In fact everything that could tend to give eclat to the occasion was fully provided. The docks and shipping in the vicinity were also lined with im- mense crowds of people. Everything being in readiness, at nine o'clock pre- cisely—the order for cutting away the stauncheous being completed—the Lackawanna glided gracefully and quietly into her native elemont, proudly raising her bead as she advanced, As she eild down the ways the cnthusiasm ef the people fatriy made the welkin ring, and as she sped her way through the water those on tho docks and shipping: in the vicinity sent up another shout, which was re echoed by the people in the yard and the blue jackets on the war vessels, ‘Too much praise cannot be beatowed upon Naval Con- structor Delano, Lioutenant Commanders Fillebrown and ‘Temple, and Captain Brady, the master of the yard, for the orderly and efficient manner with whieh everything connected with the launch was condueted, Indeed, we vonture to say that no ether launcl» ever took place ab this station which gave such general satisfaction. The christening portion of the ceremony was performed by Miss Imogene Grace Cooper, tha accomplished davgh tor of Commander Cooper, the commanding officer of th® United States steam transport Massachusetts, The ease and grace with which she knocked the mock off » bottle o champagne and pronounced the baptismal plrase, In the nate of Neptune [ baptiza thee Lackawanna,’ olici, ted the applause of all on board. ¢ Tho launch over, the Lackawanna was towed to the yard and placed under tha Shears, where she is to receive Ler machinery. ‘The hull of this vamsel was laid on the 9d of January, 1882, shortly after the gunboat Onoida was launched, ‘Hor dea/gner and tonstructor is Mr. Delano; and well may ho ba proud of his ship, for a more beautiful specimen og architecture cannot be found, ‘Roar Admiral \ding, who was prosent just as the ship was leaving tho ways, exprossed to Mr. élano, in ————$— fea (nowt unqualthied termes, his admiration for the ehip Gnd she creditable manner in which she was launched. She isa first class steam frigate, 263 feet in length Over ail, and 235 keel; is 33 feet 8 inches extreme width, and 17 feet 10 inches depth of hold; moasures 1,586 tons, being 345 tons heavier than her consort, the Adi- rondack, She will be bark rigged, having three masta. ‘The officers’ quarters, from the designs we have seen, together with the other departments of the ship, will be verything that could be desired. Her frame is'made of live oak, that below her curve boing thirty inches thick, and allabove twenty-four. She is braced with strong tron straps, four inches wide by three-quarters thick, which are put upon an angle ef forty-five degrees, five feet apart, running both ways, in a triangular shape, from ‘the bilge to the spar deck. Her machinery was built at the Allaire Works, and from all accounts is superior to anything of the kind that hag been put on @ man-of-war for some years. It consists of two back acting engines, forty-two by thirty, with a propeller fifteen fect in diameter, carrying four blades seventeon feet six inches mean, pitch, giving ninety revolutions per minute, She will carry three of Martin’s tubular boilers, with a grate surface of 273 square feet and a fire surface of 8,950 feet. Her armament, it is sald, will consist of three eleven- inch pivot guns, four nine-tnch rifled cannon and two twenty-four pound howitzers. After everything pertaining to the launch was com- cluded, the crowd visited the diflerent departments, particularly the dry dock (where the Roanoke is being iron-clad) and the Naval Lyceum. In fact, so eager wore ail to see and know what was going on there, and so great was the rush, that it was thought necessary at one time to suspend operations until the people left the yard The Lyveum doors had to be closed. But, notwithstana> ing this immense rush, everything passed off in the most order!y manner, not the slightest occurrence transpiring to disturb the proceedings. Movements, déc., of V easels. ALnatRoss—three guns—steam gunboat—was put im commission at the Charlestown station on the 2d inst- Lieutenant Roderick Prentiss has been detached from her, and Commander Henry French, late of the sloop- of-war Preble, has been ordored to take command of ber, She sailed from Charlestown on Wednesday after- noon. Her oflicers are as follows:— Commander—Henry Freuch. Acting Master and Executive Oficer—T. B, Dubois. Ac ing Master—C. W. Wilson. ‘Acting Assistant Surgeon—W. J. Burge. ‘Acting Assistant Paymas'er—Goorge R. Martin, Second Assistant Engineer—Thomas Hawkey. aoe Assistant Angineers—J. N. Smyth aud L. J. M. ‘Raiters! Mates. D. Wendell and William Harcourt. ADIRONDACK—12 guns, steam frigate, Commander Guert Gansevoort—arrived at Fortress Monroe on Monday last from Nassau, where she was sent a few wooks since, undor seated orders. The object of her visit there was to look out for the English steamer Oreto, which had been heavily armed and transferred to the rebels. Cap- tain Semmes, formerly of the privateer Sumter, was im command, and contemplated a foray on the high seas, for the purpose of capturing, robbing and destroying our commerce asTar as ho was able. He was also to essay tho opening of the blockade at some Southern port by his superior armament, and then to escort two or three mer- chant steamers safely into part, with their valuable load of munitions of war and other articles much necdea by the rebels, The Adirondack was sent to Nassau to watch and capture this privateer; but on reaching that port it was discovered that the English authorities had seized and bonded her. After satisfying himself of the exact stato of affairs Commander Gansevoort left, and cap- tureda schooner on his return, besides complimenting the British steamer Herald, which had run the Charles- won blockade, with half a dozen guns, as reported a few days since. Bermupa—prize steamor.—Though two or three months have elapsed since the prize steamer Bermuda was brought to the port of Philadelphia, tne questions grow- ing out of her capture are still before the United States Prize Court. The testimony of her officers and crew was taken by Prize Commissioner Flanders, and the counsel for tho parties claiming ownership of the vessel bad it printed. The Court then aliowed the counsel time to send to Europe for certified papers which they desired to obtain, and this has caused the delay. In the meantime considerable expense is incurred for wharfage, Marabal’s foes, hire of watchmen, and other expenses, CaNaNpatova—ten guns—steam gunboat—went tnto commission onthe 1st inst. at the Charlestown yard, She carries a crew of two hundred and six men, and pro- ceeded on a trial trip on Tuesday, in Massachusetts Bay; the contract for her machinery stipulating that the en- gines shall ran twenty-four hours at sea bofore they can be accepted by the government. She returned to port about five o’clock Wednesday afternoon from a successful trial trip in the bay. She proceeded about forty miles outside of Boston Light, and, tho weather boing foggy, tho ship iaid to during ‘Tuesday night. The engines, which were built by the Atlantic Works, at East Boston, though not worked up to speed by about twenty revolu* tions, pevertholess propelled the ship at the rate of ten and a half knots. When the engines ate worked up to their full capacity the shiptis expected to make fourteen knots per hour, The model of the vessel and her internat arrangements are pronounced faultless. After a few alterations have been made the vesrel will proceed ona cruise. The following are her officers:~ Commanier—). F. Green. Lieutenant—John C. Cornwell. Poaymaster—Charies H. Eldridge. Surgeen—James Suddarda. ‘Moster—Hi. DeHaven Manley. Acing Masters—C. J. Van Alistine and Sam. Hall. Midskipman—ta Kue P. Adains. Engineers—Chiof, Wm. 8. Staman; First Assistant, H. G. Victor; md Assistant, George W. Rogera; Third As- sistants, Albert Jackson, Alfred Hondrick, Philip Miller and Edwin F. Phillippi. Gunner—Jobn Cau: Sailmaker—Dayid Bruce. Beatewain—Thomas Smith, : ‘Acting Masters’ Mater—Aiphous F. Ridridge, John N. Pease, Willam J. Vincent, Charles 3. MeCarty, and Sam’l N. Whitehouse. E.ta—steam despatch boat.—This vessel, having under” gone all ner repairs, is ready to be put in commission Sho will sail some day the ensuing week. . Erman Aniex—6 guns, bark, from Tampa Bay for Key Wost, was spoken July 17, lat. 25 $3, lon. 82.20. All woll. Lancaster—24 guna, steam frigate, arrived at San Francisco ou the 10th ult., having been thoroughly re- “paired at the Mare Isiand Navy Yard. Sho is the flagship of the Pacific squadron, and her officers are as follows:— Plag Oficer—Charles H. Boll, Commander tn-Chief of the United States naval forces in the Pacitie ocean. , Cap‘ain—Henry K. Hoff, commanding the Lancaster, Lieutenant and Ex cutive Oficer—Robert B, Reill. Lieutenant—Clark Merchant. Fleet Surgeon—John A. Lockwood. Paynuisier—J. C. Eldridge Chaplain—Joseph Stockbridge, Captain of Marines—Jamos H. Jones, First Lieutenant of Marines—Honry B, Hoff. ‘Acting Masters—Charles A. Crookor , Gustavus Percival, E. W. Watson, Henry Eaton. Assistant Sur rove 8, Beardsley, 3. B. Tuthill, Flag cers Secrdary— 8. Dumont. Pnaineers—Chie , Goorgo R. Johnson; Assistants, Geo, A. Riley, David Suuith, Hy. F. Bradford, B. F. Wood, Hen- ry D. McEwen, Cipriano Andrade, Haviland Barstow. Caplain's Clerk—A. H, Jaudon. Paymaster's Clark—Joln Ferguson. Boatswain—Jobn McK inloy. Acting Gunner—W illiam Hardicon, ‘Acting Carpenter—A. 1. Hough. Sa: imaker—J. J. Stanford. Acting Masters’ Mates—Charloa 9. Coy, James &. Choe- ley, 3. W. Howlson, A. M. Lyon, E. F, Bowen. Maowowa—three guns, steam transport.—This vessel* which recently captured tho steamer Memphis, and ar- rived here a fow days ago for some slight repairs, left this station yesterday. A® she was leaving the yard the crew of the North Carolina gave her threo hearty cheers» which were returned by these on the Magnolia, Acting Lieutenant Badd, the commander of this vessel, is a model for all seagoing men, particularly those in the naval service, He has worked his way in the most com- mendable manner, having first entered the servioc as a hospital steward. Such an instange of promotion as this should be borne in mind by all blue jackets. The de. partment will not lose sight of those who merit promo tion, Macrnostan—twonty-two guns, sloop-of-war—is undor- going repairs at the Charlestowa yard, and will be immo, diately fitted up as @ school ship for the instruction of acting masters and masters’ mates. Quarters will be provided for betweon sixty and sevonty officers of these grades, who will be strietly contmed to their studies and practice on board, The ship will be commanfted by Lieu. tenant Comunanding Rdward £. Stono, whe has for seve- ral months had chargo of a class at the Caarlestown yard, Ske will be stationed at that port, and will occas sionally take a cruise into Massachusetts aay to practise at target at long range on objects floating ataoa, The ship will be ready for service in about two woeks. New [nowaips—oighteen guns —F rom a pretty reliable ‘pource wo loarn that this iron-clad frigate is so far ad- anced that sho will makea trél trip on to-morrows after which she wil! be taken @ the Navy Yard and dia. mantiod bofore proceeding 4 goa, On Saturday the on- gines of tho frigatq were, fo operation, and worked aatige